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Feature film — 1924

Waxworks (1924)

6.41h 23mFantasy — Horror

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.

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A high-signal pick with 73 votes.

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Director: Leo Birinski

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Cast & crew

Emil Jannings as Harun al Raschid

Emil Jannings

Harun al Raschid

Conrad Veidt as Ivan the Terrible

Conrad Veidt

Ivan the Terrible

William Dieterle as The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince

William Dieterle

The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince

Werner Krauss as Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack

Werner Krauss

Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack

Olga Belajeff as Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin

Olga Belajeff

Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin

John Gottowt as Owner of the Waxworks

John Gottowt

Owner of the Waxworks

Georg John as Owner of the Panoptikums

Georg John

Owner of the Panoptikums

Ernst Legal as Poison-Maker of the Czar

Ernst Legal

Poison-Maker of the Czar

Paul Biensfeldt as Grand Vizier

Paul Biensfeldt

Grand Vizier

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